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Showers and falling temperatures intrude on Northeast Ohio weather

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The past few days of mild, sunny weather bring life to Cleveland's Inner Harbor on Tuesday. Unfortunately, today will be rainy and cold, but sunshine will return by Friday and carry into the weekend.
(Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio — It's a mild, wet start for Northeast Ohio today, and while it will remain damp throughout today, the temperatures are going to fall.

A cold front is moving into the region, and by 5 p.m. it's going to be in the low 40s. By tonight, it will be in the mid-30s, so early-risers should enjoy this morning's 57-degree start.

The good news is the dreary, cold weather won't hang around too long. It will get back into the 50s by Thursday with partly sunny skies, and Friday will be mostly sunny and 53 degrees, a warming trend that will carry into the weekend.

The colder weather is courtesy of a system that is bringing record-breaking lows to much of the Midwest, according to the Weather Channel. Cities in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska all report record cold temperatures.

Also, the Upper Midwest continues to struggle with flooding. The Associated Press and NBC News report that floodwaters were rising to record levels along the Illinois River in central Illinois late Tuesday. In Missouri, six small levees north of St. Louis were topped by the surging Mississippi River, though mostly farmland was affected.

Today: Showers, mainly before 4 p.m. Temperature falling to around 41 by 5 p.m. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. A chance of showers tonight before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a 10th of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny with a high near 51. South wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a 10th of an inch possible. Partly cloudy Thursday night with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Partly cloudy Friday night with a low around 42.

Saturday: Mostly sunny with a high near 64. Partly cloudy Saturday night with a low around 47.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. A chance of showers Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Mostly cloudy Monday night with a low around 51.

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